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Chemical Science Research, Elementary School Children and Their Teachers Are More Closely Related than You May Imagine: The "I Bet You Did Not Know" Project
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Alison J. Trew; Craig Early; Rebecca Ellis; Julia Nash; Katharine Pemberton; Paul Tyler; Timothy G. Harrison; Dudley E. Shallcross – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Topics associated with the chemical sciences form a significant part of the curriculum in science at the primary school level in the U.K. In this methodology paper, we demonstrate how a wide range of research articles associated with the chemical sciences can be disseminated to an elementary school audience and how children can carry out…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Research, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analogy to Explain Collision Cross-Sections in Chemical Kinetics
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Fernández-Terán, Ricardo; Sucre-Rosales, Estefanía; Echevarría, Lorenzo; Hernández, Florencio E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Herein we present an engaging description of the existent analogy between social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the collision cross-section of particles as defined in the collisional model for a chemical reaction. In addition, the link between collision cross-sections and kinetic rate constants is thoroughly established, bridging…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Scientific Concepts
Semester-Long Course-Based Research Project in Second-Semester Organic Chemistry: Synthesizing Potential Lead Compounds for the Treatment of a Neglected Tropical Disease
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Barnett, Kerry L.; Shea, Kevin M.; McGeough, Catherine; Trotta, Kristine; Williams, Steven; Ly, Minh; Aloisio, Kathryn – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
A semester-long research project for second-semester organic chemistry lab sections was developed. Student projects were based on preliminary data from faculty research that suggested the natural product neurolenin B to be a treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Students isolated neurolenins from the Central American plant "Neurolaena…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Laboratories
Using Pamphlets to Teach Biochemistry: A Service-Learning Project
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Harrison, Melinda A.; Dunbar, David; Lopatto, David – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
A service-learning project appropriate for a biochemistry or advanced biochemistry course was designed and implemented. The project involved students partnering with a homeless shelter to design informational pamphlets to be displayed at the shelter for the clients' use. The pamphlet topics were based on diseases studied within the course.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Biochemistry, Service Learning
"Design Your Own Disease" Assignment: Teaching Students to Apply Metabolic Pathways
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Flynn, Nick – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
One of the major focuses of biochemistry courses is metabolic pathways. Although certain aspects of this content may require a rote approach, more applied techniques make these subject areas more interesting. This article describes the use of an assignment, "Design Your Own Disease" to teach students metabolic regulation and biosignaling…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Process Skills, Scientific Principles
Using Clinical Cases to Teach General Chemistry
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Dewprashad, Brahmadeo; Kosky, Charles; Vaz, Geraldine S.; Martin, Charlotte L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
A clinical study was designed and used to show the relationship of health and medicine, in a typical clinical scenario, where many chemical principles are involved and that an integrated knowledge of chemistry and biology is essential to the understanding, diagnosing and treating of illnesses. A case study would be a positive learning experience…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Active Learning, Chemistry, Science Instruction